GSA’s open-source intelligence (OSINT) and digital investigations provide organisations with a deeper understanding of the online activity, behaviours, associations, and risk signals linked to individuals or entities. By analysing publicly available information across social platforms, digital networks, corporate records, and wider online ecosystems, we help clients uncover insight that traditional investigative methods alone cannot reveal. Our intelligence-led approach supports due diligence, safeguarding, insider threat prevention, and corporate risk management by highlighting indicators of concern early, validating integrity, and strengthening decision-making.

Reputational Risk

GSA assesses online behaviour and public perception by examining digital narratives, affiliations, historic content, and behavioural patterns that may impact professional suitability or organisational risk. This includes evaluating tone, conduct, networks, and potential vulnerabilities that shape an individual’s or organisation’s overall reputational risk.

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Social Media Checks

Our social media checks review activity across mainstream and niche platforms, identifying inappropriate content, conflicts of interest, extremist links, undisclosed interests, coordinated activity, or behavioural red flags. These checks support recruitment, pre-employment vetting, safeguarding, and integrity assessments across both UK and global environments.

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Digital Footprint Analysis

GSA maps the complete digital footprint of an individual or organisation, analysing online presence, historic content, domain ownership, digital identifiers, and associated entities. This process uncovers hidden links, alias profiles, compromised data, and patterns that may signal potential risk or misconduct, helping organisations make informed decisions on appointments and partnerships.

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Threat Intelligence Services

Our threat intelligence services identify external risks that could impact your organisation or people, including targeted threats, impersonation attempts, data leaks, hostile actors, and coordinated online activity. Using specialist tools and proven intelligence methodologies, we deliver actionable insights that support preventative security measures, crisis response planning, and continuous monitoring of emerging risks.

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Financial Fraud Investigations

Following suspected or confirmed fraud, GSA uses OSINT to support investigations by helping identify individuals, entities, and networks that may be linked to the activity. We analyse publicly available digital records to trace online identities, map associated entities and uncover connections relevant to the fraud. Our OSINT findings generate investigative leads to support, internal, legal, or law enforcement-led enquiries.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is a digital footprint?

A digital footprint is the trail of information an individual or organisation leaves online through social media activity, digital interactions, online accounts, public records, and digital identifiers. It includes both intentional content (such as posts and profiles) and unintentional traces like metadata, historic listings, or third-party references. Analysing a digital footprint helps identify hidden links, reputational risks, behavioural patterns, and potential security vulnerabilities.

Why is digital footprint analysis important in due diligence?

Digital footprint analysis provides insight that traditional due diligence checks may miss. By reviewing online behaviour, historic content, domain ownership, digital identifiers, and associated networks, organisations can identify hidden risks such as integrity concerns, undisclosed interests, reputational issues, or security vulnerabilities. This broader view helps validate identity, assess suitability, and ensure informed, defensible decisions when hiring, partnering, or investing.

What can social media checks reveal that standard vetting cannot?

Social media checks can identify inappropriate content, undisclosed interests, extremist indicators, integrity concerns, red-flag behaviour, and links to high-risk networks. This helps organisations make safer decisions around employment, partnerships, and safeguarding responsibilities.

Can GSA conduct OSINT and digital investigations internationally?

Absolutely. We operate across the UK and globally, analysing open-source information from multiple jurisdictions and adjusting our approach to match local platforms, languages, and regulatory environments.

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